Vinny Testaverde, who’s been somewhat vague about his plans since losing his starting role, yesterday revealed his intentions for 2003: He plans to stay with the Jets as Chad Pennington’s backup.

“My plan is to be here, to be with this football team in whatever role I can,” Testaverde said yesterday. “I want to win a championship . . . in whatever role I have.”

There has been speculation about whether Testaverde might retire or ask to be released so he can start elsewhere.

Asked yesterday if there was any thought to putting out any “feelers” to other teams to see if there’s any interest in him as a starter, he said, “Not at this point. I just want to be part of the team these last two games. After that, you can ask the questions again. But right now, I feel like everything will remain the same.

“That’s never changed since I’ve become a backup and it can’t change, because I can’t really give it much thought until the season’s over. Right now, today that’s the way it is.”

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S Nick Ferguson said yesterday he felt the stale feeling in the air about the Jets once they took the field Sunday.

“I felt things were flat when we first went out there,” he said. “You could just feel it in the air. It just seemed like enthusiasm wasn’t what it normally is. Some guys were trying to get other teammates fired up and ready for the game. But everyone was just dead flat. It was just a feeling that something wasn’t right.”

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Pennington again defended WR Wayne Chrebet for his game-ending fumble Sunday, saying, “I can go back and look at film and see throws I missed that could have changed the game. You can’t fault Wayne for his effort. That type of effort is what has gotten Wayne this far, what has put Wayne in this position and has made him so successful.”

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Herman Edwards listed a number of players on the injury report, all as probable. They include Chrebet (neck), DE John Abraham (knee), LB Sam Cowart (elbow), FB Richie Anderson (ankle), LG Dave Szott (knee) and RB LaMont Jordan (ankle).